Accession Number:

ADA021143

Title:

Anti-Group Behavior

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.

Corporate Author:

OREGON RESEARCH INST EUGENE

Personal Author(s):

• Dawes, Robyn M.

Report Date:

1975-08-31

Pagination or Media Count:

12.0

Abstract:

The project analyzed the structure of an apparently wide variety of situations in which anti-group behavior was shown to be identical. An empirical game was devised on the basis of this structure and it was used empirically to investigate the roles of communication and assumptions about other peoples behavior on the individuals own propensity to behave in an anti-group manner. Behavior varies widely as a function of both communication more cooperation among group members who can communicate with each other and expectations about others subjects who do engage in a behavior have strong beliefs that others will do the same. Mere humanization did not affect behavior--at least when it resulted from discussion on an irrelevant topic for a short period of time. Further studies have been designed to assess the causal relationship underlying the correlation of subjects own behavior and their expectations about others.

Descriptors:

• *BEHAVIOR
• *GROUP DYNAMICS
• ATTITUDES(PSYCHOLOGY)
• COOPERATION
• MOTIVATION
• PREDICTIONS
• REACTION(PSYCHOLOGY)

Subject Categories:

• Psychology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE